معاونت پژوهشی دانشگاه تبریز Journal of Economic & Developmental Sociology 2322-4371 8 2 2020 02 20 Architectural and Landscape Factors Contributing to a Sense of Security in Rural Temporary Housing Sites: A Qualitative Study Architectural and Landscape Factors Contributing to a Sense of Security in Rural Temporary Housing Sites: A Qualitative Study 423 469 9823 FA Farzaneh Hadafi PhD in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Alireza Fallahi Professor of Disaster Studies and Reconstruction Department, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Seyed Gholamreza Islami Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2019 05 14 Temporary housing is recognized as an essential action when a natural disaster strikes rural areas. Against this backdrop, this study primarily aims to determine the architectural and Landscape factors contributing to a sense of security in rural temporary housing sites in earthquake-stricken villages of Ahar, Heris, and Varzaqan. In doing so, architectural and Landscape weaknesses affecting the sense of security in these rural temporary housing sites were examined and identified. This qualitative study used a conventional content analysis model for data analysis to learn about the opinions of people who had directly experienced life in temporary housing sites. To this end, 21 participants, who had volunteered to experience life under such conditions, were chosen in a purposeful method. The researchers used semi-structured interviews in the participants’ houses and in religious settings such as mosques until data saturation was achieved. To analyze data, Graneheim and Lundman’s suggested steps were used for data analysis. The trustworthiness of data was also ensured through the application of Lincoln and Guba’s criteria. Afterward, two major aspects/themes constituting (1) “physical themes” with 6 sub-themes and (2) “environmental themes” with 11 sub-themes were identified and classified. Some issues that stood out in the findings of this study are as follows: the temporary nature of such housing sites; lack of awareness about the social and architectural characteristics of rural settlement areas; little attention paid to the quality of construction; and inadequate measures taken to provide for the residents’ everyday needs, which can inevitablly adversely affect the sense of security in such sites as viewed from the perspective of those in charge of crisis management. The findings of the present study and the suggestions made here can have far-reaching implications for policymakers in that they can improve the quality of life in temporary housing sites, thus ensuring a sense of security for the residents and their satisfaction. Temporary housing is recognized as an essential action when a natural disaster strikes rural areas. Against this backdrop, this study primarily aims to determine the architectural and Landscape factors contributing to a sense of security in rural temporary housing sites in earthquake-stricken villages of Ahar, Heris, and Varzaqan. In doing so, architectural and Landscape weaknesses affecting the sense of security in these rural temporary housing sites were examined and identified. This qualitative study used a conventional content analysis model for data analysis to learn about the opinions of people who had directly experienced life in temporary housing sites. To this end, 21 participants, who had volunteered to experience life under such conditions, were chosen in a purposeful method. The researchers used semi-structured interviews in the participants’ houses and in religious settings such as mosques until data saturation was achieved. To analyze data, Graneheim and Lundman’s suggested steps were used for data analysis. The trustworthiness of data was also ensured through the application of Lincoln and Guba’s criteria. Afterward, two major aspects/themes constituting (1) “physical themes” with 6 sub-themes and (2) “environmental themes” with 11 sub-themes were identified and classified. Some issues that stood out in the findings of this study are as follows: the temporary nature of such housing sites; lack of awareness about the social and architectural characteristics of rural settlement areas; little attention paid to the quality of construction; and inadequate measures taken to provide for the residents’ everyday needs, which can inevitablly adversely affect the sense of security in such sites as viewed from the perspective of those in charge of crisis management. The findings of the present study and the suggestions made here can have far-reaching implications for policymakers in that they can improve the quality of life in temporary housing sites, thus ensuring a sense of security for the residents and their satisfaction. https://sociology.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_9823_c893d043e93242487f9e4f7faa8ac642.pdf